Abram Athletic F.C.
| Full name | Abram Athletic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Abram Tics |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Ground | Saint John's Street Playing Fields |
| Coordinates | 53.509723, -2.591740 |
| Chairlady | Jodi Rodgers Clayton |
| Manager | Steven Clayton |
| League | Wigan & District Amateur League |
| 0 | 2 |
| Website | Club website |
Abram Athletic F.C.
Abram Athletic Football Club is an English football team based in Abram, Wigan, Greater Manchester. Founded in 2021. They play in the McHale Baker Wills & Trusts Division Two in the Wigan & District Amateur League. Their home pitch is located at Saint John's Street Playing Fields in Abram.
Biography
Abram Athletic Football Club was founded by a group of local amateur footballers breaking away from a previous local team. In May 2021, the club was formed by Steven Clayton who previously played at the local amateur level. Steven created the club and acquired local players throughout the forthcoming months. The club submitted an application to join the Wigan & District Amateur League. Abram will join the McHale Baker Wills & Trusts Division Two for the forthcoming 2021/2022 Season.
Club Colours
Abram Athletic play in their home kit, which consists of white vertical pinstripes amidst a black shirt with red collar and sleeve trims, plain red shorts, and black socks. The away kit is composed of a yellow shirt with blue trims, plain blue shorts, and socks.
Sponsorship
The club's main sponsor is the local company owner and businessman of Drivestyle Driveways, Jayson Rafferty. Jayson kindly donated funds to secure the club a home and away kit for the 2021/2022 season. Local business owner and current Abram Athletic player Jamie Watkinson donated training equipment via his company CJ's wash and go.
History
Prior to being accepted into the Wigan & District Amateur League for 2021/2022, Abram Athletic played in a number of pre-season friendlies. The first official competitive club-friendly was held on the 10th of July against Ormskirk F.C. at JMO sports complex, Skelmersdale, Merseyside. The hosts registered a 7-3 victory. On the 17th of July, Abram Athletic fell to a 5-2 defeat to Wigan Development F.C. A tough visit to newly promoted premiership side Gidlow Athletic on the 24th of July saw Abram suffer defeat once again in a 3-0 loss. Four days later, a visit to Sunday league outfit White Swan F.C. saw Abram once again suffer a 3-1 defeat. 31st of July was a huge milestone for the newly founded Abram Athletic club as they faced local fierce rivals Abram F.C. in a winner takes all battle of the borough. History was made as the club secured its first-ever win, the final score being 5-3. Twenty-four hours later Abram Athletic traveled to Kildare Street, Hindley, Wigan to face Hindley Town Wolves F.C. The wolves’ roar was silenced as Abram racked up a trio of history-making milestones with the club establishing another win with a 7-0 victory. A first-ever clean sheet for the club was achieved with Tyler Holland as the man between the sticks. Josh Ryan became the first-ever Abram player to score a hat trick. On the 2nd of August, Abram appointed influential player Arron Sinnott as club captain with vocal and vibrant Martin Chadwick as Vice-Captain. On the 5th of August, the club faced Abram F.C. in the battle of the borough re-match. Abram Athletic ran out a narrow 2-1 winner. This result made it 3 wins on the bounce for the newly formed club. 10th of August saw Abram travel to neighboring town Leigh to face Sevenbrooks F.C. Abram secured another win and second clean sheet, this time with Jamie Watkinson commanding the goalmouth. Jamie Watkinson also made a generous donation via his own business to help by annexing equipment for the club. A week before the eagerly anticipated start of the season on the 14th of August Abram faced Golborne Sports. Unfortunately, the snowball of wins could not continue as the club bowed out in the final Pre-season friendly as 3-1 losers. The club is set to face Wigan Rovers Reserves in their first ever official league match in the McHale Baker Wills & Trusts Division Two of the Wigan & District Amateur League.
Records
- All-time record goalscorer: 6, Matty Deakin
- Most individual goals in a game: 3, Josh Ryan (1st August 2021, Hindley Town Wolves Fc)
- Most man of the match awards: 3, Thomas Gibbings
- Most Clean Sheets: 1, Tyler Holland, Jamie Watkinson
- Largest Victory: 7-0 (1st August 2021, Hindley Town Wolves Fc)
References
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